Touring the field
The infrastructure of tourism history scholarship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12924317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bertram M Gordon (Mills College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 135-156 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Tourism History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-182X • E-ISSN: 1755-1838 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1755182x.2015.1059493 |
| OpenAlex | W1879774484 |
| Language | EN |
The growth of tourism during the past half century, projected by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation to reach 1.8 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide by 2030, has been accompanied by an increase in related academic study groups across many disciplines. This article catalogues the various organisations, focusing more on those that emphasise the culture of tourism than its business side, although the two often overlap. Future contributions may fill in unintended omissions
Business history · Economic geography · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Field (mathematics · Geography · Political science · Scholarship · Tourism · Tourism geography · Unintended consequences · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Law · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |